Travolta takes bad guy role

John Travolta is taking a break from playing good guys on screen and is signing on to play the villain in The Punisher, a film based one of Marvel Comics’ most popular titles.

He will portray Howard Saint, a former underworld figure who goes straight but returns to old habits after his son is slain, reports Daily Variety. The climax of the film will be a showdown between The Punisher, played by relative unknown Thomas Jane, and Saint.